Canada to sanction Putin, Russia's foreign minister for Ukraine invasion
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Canada will follow the lead of its allies and levy sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for the country's attack on Ukraine.
The announcement comes after the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States all announced sanctions against the two Russian leaders.
“These men bear the greatest responsibility for the death and destruction occurring in Ukraine,” said the prime minster, during a press conference about the crisis.
The government will also sanction Putin’s chief of staff and additional financial penalties will be applied to Belarusian leaders for “abetting President Putin’s invasion of a free and sovereign nation.”
As part of the announcement, Trudeau said Canada supports removing Russia’s access to an international payment and messaging system known as SWIFT.
